User guide

Canopy System User Guide Glossary
pmp-0229 (Mar 2013)
611
outucastpkts count
Field
How many packets for which the higher-level protocols requested
transmission to a subnetwork-unicast address. The number includes
those that were discarded or not sent.
Override Plug
Device that enables the operator to regain control of a module that has
been locked by the No Remote Access feature, the 802.3 Link Disable
feature, or a password or IP address that cannot be recalled. This
device can be either fabricated on site or ordered.
Pentium
A registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
php-mysql
Package group that enables the Web Server application in the
Red Hat
®
Linux
®
9 operating system to provide data from the SQL
Database Server application as PHP in the Bandwidth and
Authentication Manager (BAM) GUI.
PMP
See Point-to-Multipoint Protocol.
Point-to-Multipoint
Protocol
Defined in RFC 2178, which specifies that data that originates from a
central network element can be received by all other network
elements, but data that originates from a non-central network element
can be received by only the central network element. See
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2178.html
. Also referenced as PMP.
Point-to-Point Protocol
Standards that RFC 1661 defines for data transmittal on the Internet.
Also known as PPP or PTP. See http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1661.html
.
Power Control
Feature in Release 4.1 and later that allows the module to operate at
less than 18 dB less than full power to reduce self-interference.
PPPoE
Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet. Supported on SMs for
operators who use PPPoE in other parts of their network
operators who want to deploy PPPoE to realize per-subscriber
authentication, metrics, and usage control.
PPTP
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol. One of several virtual private
network implementations. Regardless of whether the Network Address
Translation (NAT) feature enabled, Subscriber Modules support VPNs
that are based on this protocol.
Prizm
The software product that allows users to partition their entire
networks into criteria-based subsets and independently monitor and
manage those subsets. Prizm Release 1.0 and later includes a
Northbound Interface to higher-level systems. Prizm integrates
Bandwidth and Authentication Manager (BAM) functionality.
Protective Earth
Connection to earth (which has a charge of 0 volts). Also known as
ground.